Dress Your Door for Spring: Floral Rain Boot

March is a great month to reorganize and clean out closets and that's just what I spent the month doing. 

I dug through boxes of old clothes and stuffed animals and while I donated a carload of items to my local thrift store, there were a few precious pieces I could not bring myself to part with. Most of them were sent back to the closet, however these cute boots, that my kids wore over a decade ago, gave me an idea for something fun to hang on my front door this spring...a boot wreath, if you will. It was a super easy DIY and super cheap to make, my signature style!

To get started, you need a boot! Chances are you have a colorful pair or two hiding in your closet just waiting to be transformed. If not, they are plentiful at thrift shops and usually very, very inexpensive.

Next you need some pretty faux flowers and ribbon.  Coupons in hand, I hit my local craft store and walked out with three bushels of tulips and a spool of polka dotted grosgrain, for a total of about $8.00. Now, I love tulips and I think that they scream spring, but you can choose whatever blooms speak to you. Just make sure that you use your boot to set the color scheme and flower size for your project.

Once I had all of my supplies gathered, I stuffed the plastic bag that held my purchases from the craft store into the toe of the boot. I wanted the space inside to be rather tight to hold the flower stems in place. Next, I literally plopped the flowers in one big bunch into the boot and fluffed them up a bit, pulling a few of the yellow ones to the forefront.

  When I was happy with my arrangement, I added the bow. My boot came with a handy little hoop on the top where I was able to tie a knot and make a bow. Many boots have a buckle where you could do the same. If your boot does not, a little hot glue will do the trick!

I used that same hoop to hang my boot on the front door. A little floral wire looped around a buckle will work the same way. In the absence of any adornment, you can poke a small hole in the boot and thread a piece of wire through it. Then your boot is ready for display!

Of course, if you plan to wear your boots again, any kind of hole would really defeat the purpose. In that case, I say set your boot out on a table as a centerpiece or on the front stoop to welcome guests. Pretty décor and dry feet for spring...it doesn't get any better than that!

Kim M is a stay at home mom who is constantly redecorating her small beach cottage. She doesn't own any power tools and cannot sew a straight line, so just don't look too close! Kim blogs at Exquisitely Unremarkable.

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